Events and meetings

The ILO Office in Sri Lanka organizes and takes part in a wide range of meetings, conferences, workshops and training events. More information about the events listed below can be found by clicking on the relevant link or contacting us by email.

April 2024

  1. Closing the gender gap in the world of work

    1 April 2024

  2. Closing the gender gap in the world of work: Decent work, care economy, and gender pay gap in Sri Lanka

    1 April 2024

    Please see below the concept note in attachment

  3. Agenda: Closing the gender gap in the world of work

    1 April 2024

    Please see below the agenda in attachment

February 2024

  1. Designing Sri Lanka’s unemployment insurance scheme - ILO facilitates tripartite validation workshop

    13 February 2024

August 2023

  1. © Rajitha Jagoda 2024
    Grand Finale – SPARK Youth Entrepreneurship Competition 2023

    21 August 2023

    SPARK is a nationwide competition designed for Sri Lanka's upcoming generation of entrepreneurs. It invites young innovators to present their ideas and solutions addressing the most urgent challenges of our era. Having received hundreds of applications, the competition used a comprehensive shortlisting procedure, involving virtual training, in-person boot camps, and mentoring sessions. The Grand Finale will hear the final five contestants who have successfully navigated this process.

July 2023

  1. Young Leaders Boot Camp 2023

    24 July - 4 August 2023

    The ITCILO, training arm of the International Labour Organization, organizes the Young Leaders Boot Camp 2023 – a two-week interactive learning experience which welcomes undergraduate, graduate students and young professionals seeking to acquire the skills necessary to pursue a career in the UN system and other IOs.

  2. Summer Global Youth Forum 2023: Youth at the forefront of achieving the 2023 agenda for sustainable development

    3 - 14 July 2023

    The ITCILO, training arm of the International Labour Organization, organizes the Summer 2023 edition of its Global Youth Forum – an experiential learning platform bringing youth at the forefront of efforts aimed at supporting the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and achieving its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

January 2023

  1. Winter Global Youth Forum 2023: Youth at the forefront of achieving the 2023 agenda for sustainable development

    30 January - 10 February 2023

    The ITCILO, training arm of the International Labour Organization, organizes the Winter 2023 edition of its Global Youth Forum – an experiential learning platform bringing youth at the forefront of efforts aimed at supporting the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and achieving its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

December 2022

  1. © ILO/S. Wijemanne 2024
    Certificate awarding ceremony for the training course on Maritime and Seamanship by Mahapola Port and Maritime Academy

    20 December 2022

    The Mahapola Port and Maritime Academy, supported by the Government of Japan, and ILO Sri Lanka with the facilitation of the National Union of Seafarers of Sri Lanka (NUSS) successfully conducted the awarding ceremony for the 22 trainees who completed the training course on Maritime and Seamanship on 20 December 2022.

  2. 17th Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting

    6 - 9 December 2022

    The 17th Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting (APRM) will bring together government ministers, representatives of workers' and employers' organizations, and academics from Asia, the Pacific and the Arab States in Singapore to discuss concrete steps to drive a human-centred recovery from the COVID-19 crisis.

November 2022

  1. Concept note: National Consultation and Training on Occupational Safety and Health International Labour Standards

    30 November 2022

  2. Agenda: National Consultation and Training on Occupational Safety and Health International Labour Standards

    30 November 2022

  3. National consultation and training on Occupational Safety and Health International Labour Standards

    30 November 2022

August 2022

  1. Agenda: Social dialogue and workplace cooperation in the public sector

    30 - 31 August 2022

  2. Social dialogue and workplace cooperation in the public sector

    30 - 31 August 2022

  3. © ILO/N. Bandara 2024
    Migrant rights protection through training and knowledge enhancement of Trade Unions

    12 August 2022

    The ILO, Sri Lanka under its Safe Labour Migration Project (Phase IV) jointly with the HELVETAS, Sri Lanka conducted a consultation on “training manual and tool-kit development” for the trade union members on 12 August 2022. A fruitful discussion was held with the active participation of 15 trade union members.

July 2022

  1. Summer Global Youth Forum 2022: Youth at the forefront of achieving the 2030 agenda for sustainable development

    25 July - 12 August 2022

    The ITCILO, training arm of the International Labour Organization, organizes the Summer 2022 edition of its Global Youth Forum – an experiential learning platform bringing youth at the forefront of efforts aimed at supporting the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and achieving its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

April 2022

  1. High-level virtual discussion on acting together to build a positive safety and health culture

    28 April 2022

    The ILO hosted a high-level virtual discussion, exploring the topic of participation and social dialogue for creating a preventative safety and health culture.

February 2022

  1. Capacitating State institutions on virtual training

    21 - 22 February 2022

    A two-day course for master trainers of the State Ministry of Foreign Employment Promotion & Market Diversification (SMFEP&MD) on 21 and 22 February 2022.

  2. Strengthening public sector dispute prevention/resolution through social dialogue and workplace cooperation

    18 - 23 February 2022

    The training will focus on understanding of concepts of social dialogue, collective bargaining, workplace cooperation, grievance handling and international best practices on dispute prevention and resolution.